Significant People
Who was humiliated at Fort Necessity in 1754?
George Washington
What were the new branches of the Constitution, and what do they entail?
Legislative: sentate + HOR
Executive: President
Judicial: Supreme Court and other federal courts.
Whats another name for the French and Indian War?
The Seven Years War
What conflict led to the great compromise?
fear of states with small populations being overwhelmed by larger states
In what way was congress weak under the Articles of Federation?
No power to regulate commerce
Could not enforce taxes
Could not control or protect
Who were the federalist leaders?
Hamilton and Adams
What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?
France joins American cause
What was the Great Compromise?
Formation of bicameral legislation (senate w/ equal representation & house of representatives w/ proportional representation)
What was the treaty that won Britain colonial claims in North America?
Treaty of Paris (1793)
What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
1st major allotment of western land to be opened for settlement for the goal to eliminate the problem of colonies, resource the establishment of public schools, and outlaw slavery
Who were the leaders of the Democratic Republicans?
Madison and Jefferson
What caused the end of salutary neglect?
British debt
What did the British promise but not fulfill in Jay’s Treaty?
to stop impressment of Americans
What was one aspect of national culture that developed during this period?
Egalitarian society
Northern abolition of slavery
Federalists in north, dem. repub. in south
Religious toleration
Art, literature, architecture
What was the U.S. diplomatic conflict with Spain?
Spain restricted American use of the Mississippi River
Who signed the Treaty of Greenville?
Little Turtle
How did the Amer. Rev. expand political democracy and affect colonial society?
-anti-slavery movement
-women’s rights
-global revolutions
What did Judith Sargent Murray write about and advocate for?
“On the Equality of the Sexes” (1790)-->critiquing stereotypes of women primarily for being housewives; asserting women have great potential
What did the Treaty of Greenville expose about the Native population?
natives are desperate and desiring to preserve culture by any means possible even if it means to give up sacred land to protect their people
What was at least one of the provisions of Pinckney’s Treaty?
US gained free access to use the Mississippi River for shipping
U.S. gained free use of the port at New Orleans
U.S. gained disputed territory north of Florida
Who founded the abolitionist society?
James Forten (educated by Anthony Benezet)
What was the direct cause of the French and Indian War?
Washington kills French colonel and in the document of surrender, Washington was referred to (twice) as assassin of French Commander Jumonville
What were the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
An extreme manifesto of state rights
What were the coercive/intolerable acts?
Shut down harbor; dissolves massachusets legislature
What was A. Hamilton’s proposed plan for the economic issues surrounding this time period?
Assumption of state debts
Sell national bonds
Raise revenue (excise tax)
National bank